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Born on Monday January 5, 1920
- Adriaan Mabelis, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2013)
- Agnes Edna Tallent, Tennessee († 1920)
- Aaldert Eisen, Assen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1999)
- Arend ten Kate, Gramsbergen,, Overijssel, Nederland († 1988)
- Alida Irmgarda Vertelman, Wognum, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2005)
- Abraham Geensen, Middelburg, Zeeland, Nederland († 2019)
- Anna Maria WEIJTS, Mierlo († 1922)
- Adrianus Hazendonk, Westervoort († 1920)
- Anna Maria Ooms, Den-Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2002)
- Anna Maria Brands, Geijsteren († 2003)
Died on Monday January 5, 1920
- Antje Pauw (69), Edam, Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Andries Dekker (0), Edam
- ? ? (0)
- Andries Mulder (0), Havelte
- Aagje Andries Gouda (89), EaZ
- Aagje Andriesd X Gouda (89), EaZ
- Andrew J Sidlinger (90), Washington, Knox, Maine, Verenigde Staten
- Adamina Barendregt (84), Dordrecht, Nederland
- Kornelia Moerdijk (79), Kattendijke
- * Henri Briedé (68), Gorinchem
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 5, 1920 at Delpher
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- Het Centrum
- Het Centrum
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het volk : dagblad voor de arbeiderspartij
- Limburger koerier : provinciaal dagblad
- De Sumatra post
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
Born on January 5
- 1917 » Francis L. Kellogg, American businessman and diplomat († 2006)
- 1917 » Jane Wyman, American actress († 2007)
- 1917 » Wieland Wagner, German director and producer († 1966)
- 1919 » Hector Abhayavardhana, Sri Lankan theorist and politician († 2012)
- 1919 » Severino Gazzelloni, Italian flute player († 1992)
- 1920 » Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Italian pianist and educator († 1995)
- 1921 » Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Swiss author and playwright († 1990)
- 1921 » Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourgish soldier and aristocrat († 2019)
- 1921 » John H. Reed, American politician and diplomat, 67th Governor of Maine († 2012)
- 1922 » Anthony Synnot, Australian admiral († 2001)
Died on January 5
- 1899 » Ezra Otis Kendall, American professor, astronomer and mathematician (b. 1818)
- 1904 » Karl Alfred von Zittel, German paleontologist and geologist (b. 1839)
- 1910 » Léon Walras, French-Swiss economist and academic (b. 1834)
- 1917 » Isobel Lilian Gloag, English painter (b. 1865)
- 1922 » Ernest Shackleton, Anglo-Irish sailor and explorer (b. 1874)
- 1933 » Calvin Coolidge, American lawyer and politician, 30th President of the United States (b. 1872)
- 1942 » Tina Modotti, Italian photographer, model, actress, and activist (b. 1896)
- 1943 » George Washington Carver, American botanist, educator, and inventor (b. 1864)
- 1951 » Andrei Platonov, Russian journalist and author (b. 1899)
- 1951 » Soh Jaipil, South Korean-American journalist and activist (b. 1864)
Names that were popular for boys in 1920
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerrit
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Jacob
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1920
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Marie
- Margaretha
- Antonia
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1920
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
- February 14 » The League of Women Voters is founded in Chicago.
- May 5 » Authorities arrest Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti for alleged robbery and murder.
- May 16 » In Rome, Pope Benedict XV canonizes Joan of Arc.
- August 20 » The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Conference in Canton, Ohio
- September 1 » The Fountain of Time opens as a tribute to the 100 years of peace between the United States and Great Britain following the Treaty of Ghent.
- October 10 » The Carinthian plebiscite determines that the larger part of the Duchy of Carinthia should remain part of Austria.
The weather on Monday January 5, 1920
The temperature on January 5, 1920 was between -3.0 °C and 0.7 °C and averaged -1.2 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI